Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Canada
Canada: Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services was 98 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Canada, 2000–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Canada recorded 98 % for percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Canada peaked at 100 % in 2000 and was at its lowest, 98 %, in 2020.
That places Canada 82nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.6 % | 99 % | 100 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 99 % | 99 % | 99 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 98 % | 98 % | 98 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 82 Azerbaijan 98 % compare
- 82 Dominican Republic 98 % compare
- 82 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 98 % compare
- 82 Iraq 98 % compare
- 82 Kazakhstan 98 % compare
- 82 Malaysia 98 % compare
- 82 Nauru 98 % compare
- 82 Niue 98 % compare
- 82 North Macedonia 98 % compare
- 82 Saint Lucia 98 % compare
- 82 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 98 % compare
- 82 Seychelles 98 % compare
- 82 Suriname 98 % compare
More environment data for Canada
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 3.19 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,218 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 108,496 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 2.11 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 32.68 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 18,560 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.3 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 172 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 67.02 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 38,064 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Canada?
- Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services in Canada was 98 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 100 % in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 98 % in 2020.
- How does Canada rank for percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services?
- Canada ranks 82nd out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Percentage of population using at least basic drinking water services (percent) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Suite of Food Security Indicators presents the core set of food security indicators. Following the recommendation of experts gathered in the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Round Table on hunger measurement, hosted at FAO headquarters in September 2011, an initial set of indicators aiming to capture various aspects of food insecurity is presented here. The choice of the indicators has been informed by expert judgement and the availability of data with sufficient coverage to enable comparisons across regions and over time. Many of these indicators are produced and published elsewhere by FAO and other international organizations. They are reported here in a single database with the aim of building a wide food security information system. More indicators will be added to this set as more data will become available. Indicators are classified along the four dimensions of food security -- availability, access, utilization and stability.